Gillette station

Gillette is the first of three station stops on the Gladstone Branch of the Morris & Essex Line of NJ Transit, in Long Hill Township, New Jersey. The station consists of a small low-level side platform with a covered bench shelter on the inbound side of the single track. The station is located at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Jersey Avenue in the Gillette portion of Long Hill Township. The station has 82 parking spaces and bike lockers.

Gillette
Gillette station facing towards Berkeley Heights in July 2014.
Location	Mountain Avenue, Long Hill Township, New Jersey 07933
Owned by	NJ Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	707 (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western)[1]
Fare zone	12[2]
History
Opened	January 29, 1872[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	146 (average weekday)[4][5]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Stirling toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Berkeley Heights toward New York Penn Station or Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station Stirling toward Gladstone Gladstone Branch Berkeley Heights toward Hoboken
Location
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History

George Howell was an engineer who surveyed the area for the New Jersey West Line Railroad. The station is named after the local unincorporated area. According to local story, the area of Gillette was named after Rachel Gillette Cornish. Mr. Howell was married to Rachel Melissa Cornish, the daughter of Rachel Gillette. Since the Gladstone Branch was opened, the station has never consisted more than a shelter for passengers on the side of the tracks, unlike nearby Stirling, which once boasted a large station depot built in 1872.[6]

Station layout

Gillette station contains only a covered bench shelter on the low-level side platform, several newsstands, a pay telephone, and numerous benches facing the single track from the inbound side. This station has a ticket vending machine. Bike racks are present next to the shelter. The station has the second-largest parking lot among the three stations in Long Hill Township, boasting an 82-space lot owned by New Jersey Transit, but contracted out to the township. Permits for parking there on weekday mornings cost $285 per year. At nights and from 3 PM Friday to 5 PM Sunday, parking is free there without a permit. Of the 82 spaces, 2 are handicap-accessible, although the station is not handicapped-accessible.[7] The closest accessible stations are Lyons and Summit.

The station sees use by nearly all Gladstone Branch trains during the week. On weekends, commuters must transfer to the Morristown Line at Summit, which goes to New York and Hoboken.[2]

Ground/ Platform level
	Track 1	←      Gladstone Branch toward Gladstone (Stirling) ←      Gladstone Branch toward Summit, Hoboken or New York (Berkeley Heights) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Street level	Ticket machine, parking

See also

• Millington station - The third station in Long Hill Township.

References

1. List of Station Numbers. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (Report). 1952. p. 2.
2. "Morris and Essex Timetables" (PDF). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
3. Stitcher, Felecia (January 27, 1972). "100 Years Ago Saturday the Iron Horse Arrived". The Bernardsville News. p. 42. Retrieved October 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
5. "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
6. "Gladstone Branch History". Long Hill Township, New Jersey. 2010. Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
7. "Station and Park Info - Gillette". Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.

External links

• Station from Mountain Avenue from Google Maps Street View